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The Islamic Background To assert that a religion is independent of other faiths is
not to argue that it began in a religious vacuum . ... of Judaism , the religion that
was to become the Bahá ' í Faith arose from eschatological tensions within Islam .
The Islamic Background To assert that a religion is independent of other faiths is
not to argue that it began in a religious vacuum . ... of Judaism , the religion that
was to become the Bahá ' í Faith arose from eschatological tensions within Islam .
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Although Sunni Muslims vastly outnumber the Shiah today , and are usually
referred to by Western scholars as “ orthodox ” as opposed to the " heterodoxy "
of the Shiah , Shiah Islam has a long and respected tradition , a tradition that only
...
Although Sunni Muslims vastly outnumber the Shiah today , and are usually
referred to by Western scholars as “ orthodox ” as opposed to the " heterodoxy "
of the Shiah , Shiah Islam has a long and respected tradition , a tradition that only
...
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On Friday , December 20 , 1844 , standing with his hand on the door - ring of the
Kaaba , the holiest shrine in all the Islamic world , the Báb publicly declared : “ I
am that Qá ' im Whose advent you have been waiting . ” He also addressed a ...
On Friday , December 20 , 1844 , standing with his hand on the door - ring of the
Kaaba , the holiest shrine in all the Islamic world , the Báb publicly declared : “ I
am that Qá ' im Whose advent you have been waiting . ” He also addressed a ...
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion Reading rainbow book |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Stevenson, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1984 |
| ISBN | 0060654414, 9780060654412 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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